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Trump won't run again if he loses, 'that will be it'

Republican Donald Trump said that he will not make a fourth consecutive run for the US presidency if he loses the November 5 election, saying “that will be it”.

September 23, 2024 9:34 am

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Polls show Harris gaining on Trump

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll released on Sunday that found that respondents have come to see her more favorably since she emerged as the Democratic candidate for president.

September 23, 2024 7:13 am

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Harris targets voters with abortion rights bus tour

An intimate crowd gathered around a blue bus and listened intently while Hadley Duvall, an abortion rights advocate and a supporter of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, told how she was raped and impregnated by her stepfather at age 12.

September 23, 2024 6:15 am

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Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike

Israel and Lebanon exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across Lebanon’s south, while Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on military targets in Israel’s north.

September 22, 2024 4:40 pm

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US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles

The U.S. Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters.

September 22, 2024 12:16 pm

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Israel's strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says

Rescuers in Beirut hunted on Saturday for people still missing in rubble after an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah commanders the previous day killed at least 37 people in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, according to authorities.

September 22, 2024 7:50 am

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Sri Lanka votes to shape economic future

Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to select a president who will face the task of bolstering the South Asian country’s fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

September 21, 2024 4:29 pm

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US officials meet Sikh activists before Biden-Modi talks

Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several attendees told Reuters.

September 21, 2024 1:00 pm

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Police operation kills two men in New Caledonia 

September 21, 2024 9:45 am

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Biden readies $375 million arms aid package for Ukraine

The United States is preparing a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, breaking a months-long trend towards smaller packages for Kyiv for its military operations against Russia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.

September 21, 2024 8:45 am

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Teen accused of raping jogger released into community

A teen accused of ambushing a female jogger, throwing her to the ground and raping her in a random attack has been released back into the community.

September 20, 2024 4:43 pm

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Australia backs Gaza occupation end despite abstention

Australia was on the verge of supporting an international call for Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories but pulled the pin after the push went too far.

September 20, 2024 3:24 pm